Speed Chess Championship

The Speed Chess Championship continues on the platform Chess.com , the playoff stage of the online tournament. In the second match of the 1/2 final, Magnus Carlsen defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with a score of 17-9.

The final between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura will take place on December 18 at 22:00 Moscow time.

Dates: from November 21 to December 18
System: two participants play matches with each other: an hour and a half with 5 +1 control, one hour with 3 +1 control and thirty minutes with 1+ 1 control. In case of a draw in regular time, the opponents play an additional four games with 1+1 control. The player who scores more points goes to the next round
Prize fund: $110,000

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